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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Dade City, Florida 33525
Monday, March 9, 2009 12:19 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers in an experimental airplane over an orange grove with a passenger. He was scheduled to perform at an airshow the following weekend, and he reported on his latest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical certificate application that his occupation was "Airshow Pilot." Witnesses observed the airplane performing low-altitude maneuvers followed by a stall and loss of control. The airplane was observed in a high angle of descent prior to impact with the ground. FAA inspectors examined the wreckage and reported that the airplane impacted terrain in a nearly flat attitude and no linear ground scar was observed. All flight control surfaces were found with the main wreckage. Two of the three composite propeller blades did not show evidence of rotational damage and the third blade was buried under the wreckage. Examination of the engine at a salvage facility revealed no evidence of a malfunction or failure. Toxicological evaluation noted the presence of atenolol, a medication used for blood pressure control that reduces heart rate response to stress and that may reduce G-tolerance. U.S. Navy guidance restricts aviation personnel on medications such as atenolol from pulling more than 2.5 Gs, though the FAA routinely permits the use of the medication by civilian pilots, without restrictions, for the treatment of high blood pressure. The investigation could not determine if use of the medication was related to the accident. The pilot reported in his most recent medical certificate application that he was not taking any medications.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
An in-flight loss of aircraft control for an undetermined reason.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/9/2009 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1219 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Dade City |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 33525 |
| Event Date Year | 2009 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 281921N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0820818W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1253 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 310 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BKV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 76 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 20 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 4700 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 12 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.25 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 26412 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2009 3:30PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N262MX |
| NTSB Number | ERA09LA188 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | MXR TECHNOLOGIES |
| Aircraft Model | MX2 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 001 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2097 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Conditional |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 2 2009 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 586 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | AEROBATIC ACTIVITY INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 39329 AIR PARK RD |
| Aircraft Owner City | ZEPHYRHILLS |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33542-5240 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Paul Lee Lopez |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 39325 AIR PARK RD |
| Operator City | ZEPHYRHILLS |
| Operator State | FL |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 33542-5240 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | ZPH |
| Departure City | Zephyrhills |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1200 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | ZPH |
| Destination City | Zephyrhills |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2009 3:31PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |